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No water for
Sindh from Tarbela dead level
ISLAMABAD, March 11: Endorsing recommendations of Irsa and
WAPDA, the Chief Executive Secretariat has rejected Sindh's
demand of water supply from Tarbela reservoir, where water has
dropped to dead-level.
Official sources told NNI on Monday that the provincial
administration had approached the Chief Executive Secretariat
last month to get water from Tarbela.
The CE Secretariat sought viewpoint of Irsa and WAPDA,
however, both these institutions strongly opposed the release
of water from dead-level, saying it could lead to serious
complications in future at the water reservoir.
The WAPDA authorities informed the Chief Executive Secretariat
that in December 2000, they supplied water from dead-level,
which led to serious troubles. They further maintained the
delta at Tarbela had moved closer to the tunnels, posing a
threat to the reservoir and turbines and in future such risk
should not be taken.
Consequently, upholding the viewpoint of Irsa and WAPDA, the
Chief Executive Secretariat has refused supply of water from
dead-level to Sindh or any other province. Irsa controls water
supply from Tarbela only above the dead-level and when water
surface touches dead-level, it falls into the domain of WAPDA.
March 11, 2002
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